Thursday, May 20, 2010

What are the odds of picking a black king from a pack of playing cards. mathematical answer please.?

The odds are 25/1 against.





Everyone else is listing the probability, which is 1 in 26. Same thing, but no casino would offer you odds of "1 in 26", they'd say 25/1.

What are the odds of picking a black king from a pack of playing cards. mathematical answer please.?
for the first black king the odd is 1in 2 for black %26amp;1in 13 for a king so 1 in 26 for the 2nd black king is 1in 24 , so in total is i came out 1 in 400 chance to hit 2 balck king`s(king kong) 400 to1 that`s the odd casino normaal should give you for that.
Reply:Am I missing something here?
Reply:The 1 in 26 answers are correct but if you were looking for percentages then you have a 3.8% chance of picking a black king from a 52 card deck on the first try. 96.2% that you won't pick a black king.
Reply:1 in 26
Reply:A 2 in 52 chance
Reply:2 in 52 or 1in 26





52 cards in the pack, 2 black kings
Reply:1 in 26 hardly a hard question
Reply:52 cards in a deck - 2 black kings





teh odds of you picking a black king from the deck are 2 in 52 or 1 in 26.
Reply:2 black kings in a deck of 52 cards.





2 in 52, or 1 in 26 (simplified).
Reply:52 cards in total


2 black kings in the pack


=2 in 52


= 1 in 26
Reply:2 in 54


You people forget the Jokers


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